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AN ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED FROM STUDENT REGISTRATION CARDS AND THE FORMULATION OF A STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTITUTE THE FIRST PART OF A THREE-STAGE LONG-RANGE RESEARCH PROJECT TO EVALUATE A UNIVERSITY CORRESPONDENCE STUDY PROGRAM. THE DATA ANALYSIS DESCRIBES THE POPULATION OF CORRESPONDENCE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF RELEVANT INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CORRELATES SOME OF THESE VARIABLES WITH COMPLETION OR NONCOMPLETION OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. THE VARIABLES ARE AGE, SEX,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Correspondence Study, Data Analysis, Dropout Research, Extension Education,...
A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY UNIVERSITY PRECEDES DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIFIC ADULT PROGRAM PROTOTYPES. THE CURRENT PLACE OF THE ARTS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY INCLUDES RECENT TRENDS IN ART INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, FOUNDATIONS, ARTS COUNCILS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. ISSUES AND PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE ROLE OF THE ARTS IN SOCIETY ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE EDUCATION OF THE ADULT AUDIENCE. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER FOR THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Art Education, Educational Trends, Extension...
THIS GUIDE WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS, LOCAL DIRECTORS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, LOCAL COORDINATORS, AND SUPERVISORS IN THE ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS. IT WAS ESPECIALLY ORIENTED TO FLORIDA. IT DESCRIBED DISTRIBUTIVE COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE INVOLVING BOTH COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY. THE COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAM WORKED AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE TWO, SURVEYING THE COMMUNITY, CONTACTING BUSINESS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Distributive Education,...
THIS REPORT OUTLINED THE EXPERIENCES OF EIGHT UNIVERSITIES--CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, PURDUE, RUTGERS, AND WISCONSIN--AND A NONACADEMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, ACTION-HOUSING, PITTSBURGH, WHICH HAD RECEIVED FORD FOUNDATION GRANTS FOR URBAN EXTENSION PROGRAMS. EACH ORGANIZATION USED THE APPROACH BEST SUITED TO ITS SIZE AND STRUCTURE, AND THE SKILLS AND TALENTS OF STAFF PERSONNEL. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCE OF MOST OF THE EXPERIMENTS LAY IN...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Action, Community Development, Community Organizations, Experimental...
THE COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM WHICH STARTED IN 1965 AS A NEW ACTIVITY OF THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD HAS FIVE AIMS. THEY ARE TO GIVE A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF EXAMINATIONS TO EVALUATE NONTRADITIONAL COLLEGE-LEVEL EDUCATION INCLUDING INDEPENDENT STUDY AND CORRESPONDENCE WORK, TO STIMULATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE NEED FOR AND THE POSSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS OF CREDIT BY EXAMINATION, TO ENABLE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Entrance Examinations, Correspondence Study, Credits, Evaluation, Group...
A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEACE CORPS TRAINING UNITS AND TRAINEES WAS MADE TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR RATING PROGRAM QUALITY, ESTABLISHING UNIFORM TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES, ENABLING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE AREAS OF WEAKNESS, AND SELECTING TRAINEES. AN ANALYSIS OF 63 PEACE CORPS TRAINING UNITS IN 48 HOST INSTITUTIONS MEASURED TRAINEES AND PROGRAMS USING TOOLS EVOLVED FROM STUDIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY STERN, STEIN, AND BLOOM....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Achievement, Affiliation Need, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Environment,...
THIS PROJECT SOUGHT TO DEMONSTRATE THE CAPABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS TO BEGIN NEW CAREERS AS LEADERS IN COMMUNITY SERVICES. PROJECT STAFF OFFERED FIVE 3-MONTH TRAINING INSTITUTES IN COMMUNITY SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, DURING 1963-65 WITH THE HELP OF CONSULTANTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES AND SEVERAL AREA UNIVERSITIES. THE CURRICULUM INCLUDED ORIENTATION TO THE PROGRAM AND SERVICES OF SENIOR CITIZENS, INCORPORATED, AND CLASSWORK COVERING (1) PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUP AND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Services, Employment Potential, Leadership Training, Motivation, Older...
A 3-DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM OF LABORATORY TRAINING FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL SENSITIVITY, SMALL GROUP DYNAMICS, AND DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM SOLVING. THE PROGRAM WAS PLANNED TO FACILITATE BETTER INTERAGENCY TEAMWORK IN DEALING WITH THE URBAN PROBLEMS OF WASHINGTON, D.C., WHICH ARE COMPLICATED BY THE PROSPECT OF HOME RULE WITH INADEQUATE LEADERSHIP PREPARATION. THE RESPONSE OF 60 COMMUNITY LEADERS TO THE PROGRAM PROPOSAL INDICATED A STRONGLY FELT NEED FOR THIS TRAINING. EIGHTEEN LEADERS PARTICIPATED....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agency Cooperation, Community Leaders, Force Field Analysis, Laboratory Training,...
THIS PAPER OUTLINES THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, GOALS, INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF THE KIBBUTZIM IN RURAL ISRAEL WHILE CONCENTRATING ON THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE KIBBUTZIM EMPHASIZES CONTINUOUS, LIFE-LONG EDUCATION FOR ALL MEMBERS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF EACH MEMBER AND HIS COMMUNITY. THE AIM OF EACH PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE KIBBUTZ VALUES OF LABOR, EQUALITY, COLLECTIVISM, PROTECTIVE COLONIZATION, AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY THROUGH THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Collective...
THIS REPORT OUTLINES PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND PROGRESS MADE IN THE STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TRAINING PROJECT. INITIAL DIFFICULTY IN SECURING FEDERAL APPROVAL AND FUNDS FOR PREVOCATIONAL OR BASIC EDUCATION WAS ENDED BY THE AMENDED MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT. HOWEVER, DIFFICULTIES, MAINLY IN REORIENTING PREVOCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTORS, OBTAINING SUITABLE MATERIALS, SETTING UP COURSES, AND SELECTING TRAINEES, AND THE MEDICAL, EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND OTHER PROBLEMS OF...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Educational...
THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOLS, CONDUCTED IN 28 ADULT SCHOOLS, HAD AN ENROLLMENT OF 190,000 AND A TEACHING STAFF OF 2,200 DURING 1965-66. INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC DEMAND EXPRESSED BY ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN 10 AREAS--ACADEMIC, BUSINESS, CIVIC, ELEMENTARY AND CITIZENSHIP, FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS, HEALTH, HOMEMAKING, HORTICULTURE, INDUSTRIAL, AND MUSIC EDUCATION. THIS CATALOG CONTAINS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, PREREQUISITES, GRADE LEVELS,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Catalogs, Directories, Graduation Requirements,...
AN ANALYSIS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE CHAMPAIGN SPECIAL SERVICES PROGRAM OUTLINES THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TO SCHOOL PERSONNEL, COMMUNITY AGENCIES, PARENTS, AND CHILDREN. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL AND REGULAR SCHOOL PERSONNEL IS SHOWN. THE PROGRAMS FOR EACH EXCEPTIONALITY ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF IDENTIFICATION AND SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN, REFERRAL PROCEDURES, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, CLASS SIZES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Ancillary Services, Program Descriptions, Program Guides, Special Education, JONES,...
SPECIAL EDUCATION INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN IN OHIO. THIS BOOKLET IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS. PART 1 IS CONCERNED WITH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR AURALLY HANDICAPPED AND TEACHER CERTIFICATION. PART 2 IS DEVOTED TO EVALUATION OF THE DEAF CHILD, ADDITIONAL HANDICAPS, HEARING AIDS, AND PARENT EDUCATION. PART 3 DISCUSSES...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Organization, Admission Criteria, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests,...
TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TEACHING IN URBAN SCHOOLS, 27 SELECTED SENIOR STUDENTS FROM ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE MIDWEST (ACM) SPENT 16 WEEKS (BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 1964) OBSERVING, TEACHING, AND STUDYING IN CHICAGO. THE FIRST 8 WEEKS WERE SPENT IN AN AVERAGE SOCIOECONOMIC-LEVEL SCHOOL AND THE FINAL 8 WEEKS IN A DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL. THE STUDENTS WERE CLOSELY SUPERVISED BY TWO SPONSOR TEACHERS AND WERE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF EXTRA-CLASS ACTIVITIES AND TO SUBMIT WEEKLY LOGS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bibliographies, Disadvantaged Schools, Evaluation, Program Descriptions, Seminars,...
THIS MANUAL FOR TUTORS IN THE MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH-NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION HOMEWORK HELPER PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE TRAINING AND SUPERVISION THAT THE TUTORS RECEIVE FROM THE MASTER TEACHERS. THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS TUTORS FOR OTHER STUDENTS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS--ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL. TO GUIDE THE TUTORS IN THEIR WORK, THIS TRAINING MANUAL CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--(1) A DISCUSSION OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN IN THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, After School Education, Audiovisual Aids, Compensatory Education, Curriculum, Grade...
REINFORCEMENT AND ROLE-REVERSAL TECHNIQUES ARE USED IN THE SCORE PROJECT, A LOW-COST PROGRAM OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION FOR HARD-CORE TEENAGE STREET CORNER BOYS. COMMITTED TO THE BELIEF THAT THE BOYS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, THE SCORE WORKER FOLLOWS B.F. SKINNER'S THEORY OF OPERANT CONDITIONING AND REINFORCES THE DELINQUENT'S GOOD BEHAVIOR THROUGH REWARDS. FUTHERMORE, THE WORKER IN THE USE OF ROLE-REVERSAL TECHNIQUES MAKES THE DELINQUENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING CRIME IN THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aggression, Behavior, Behavior Theories, Counselor Role, Crime, Delinquency,...
THE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU) WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST 1965, IN ORDER TO STIMULATE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ITS BASIC OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) INITIATE, STIMULATE, ASSIST, AND COORDINATE RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN AND AMONG EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, (2) CONDUCT RESEARCH INDEPENDENTLY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES, (3) DISSEMINATE THE FINDINGS OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE RCU AND OTHER AGENCIES, (4) ESTABLISH EXPERIMENTAL AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS, AND (5)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Consultants, Educational Research, Information Retrieval, Program Descriptions,...
ACTIVITIES PURSUED BY THE CENTER FROM THE TIME OF ITS DESIGNATION AS A RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU), JUNE 30, 1965, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966 ARE REPORTED. OBJECTIVES OF THE RCU WERE TO (1) BUILD AN ATMOSPHERE WITHIN THE STATE THAT COMMITS ITSELF TO RESEARCH AND IS RECEPTIVE TO IT, (2) STIMULATE PROJECTS, IDEAS, AND UNDERSTANDING OF RESEARCH, (3) PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES, (4) COORDINATE STATE EDUCATION RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE STATE AGENCY AND WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Consultants, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions,...
ACTIVITIES OF THE OKLAHOMA VOCATIONAL RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU) ARE REPORTED FOR THE INITIAL FUNDING PERIOD FROM JULY 15, 1965 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1966. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIT WERE COORDINATING RESEARCH, GENERATING NEW IDEAS, ASSISTING RESEARCHERS, AND DISSEMINATNG RESULTS. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS AND BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES, AND A CONSULTING COMMITTEE REPRESENTING INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES WERE ESTABLISHED. LISTED ARE (1) RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Research...
THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 1, 1965, UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, PUBLIC LAW 88-210. TWO PROGRAMS WERE INITIATED DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD. THE FIRST INVOLVED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON PROBLEMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) OCCUPATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SOUTH, (2) SHAPING FLEXIBLE VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH, (3) POLICIES AND POLICYMAKING FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, (4) PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL, (5) THE EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, AND (6) A TOTAL COMMUNITY...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Career Choice, Conferences, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Employment...
ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ARE REPORTED FOR THE FUNDING PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1967. THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT WAS TO CONDUCT, PROMOTE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ON AN INTRA- AND INTER-STATE BASIS. IT CONDUCTED TWO IN-HOUSE PROJECTS--ONE TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MACHINE SHORTHAND WITH MANUAL SHORTHAND AND A SECOND TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A MODEL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION DISSEMINATION UNIT....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Conferences, Consultants, Educational Research, Program Descriptions, Program...
THE FINAL REPORT OF THE FIRST FUNDING PERIOD, JULY 1, 1965 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1967, IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIT WERE (1) WORK WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESEARCH DIVISION AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN PROMOTING AND ASSISTING RESEARCH STUDIES AND PROGRAMS CONCERNED WITH OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES, AND (2) WORK WITH THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION AND THE STATE PLANNING OFFICE IN AN OVERALL PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING AND EXPANDING OF OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Research, Program Descriptions, Research Coordinating Units, Research...
THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN TRAINING AFRICAN HEALTH SPECIALISTS IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT LEADERSHIP TRAINING HAS BEEN GIVEN LITTLE ATTENTION. SUCH TRAINING SHOULD HELP THEM OVERCOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS, DEFINE ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE, RESOLVE STATUS DIFFERENCES, AND GET COOPERATIVE EFFORT FROM ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. A 10-DAY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM WAS SET UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FOR 16 HEALTH SPECIALISTS FROM ETHIOPIA, SUDAN,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Allied Health Occupations, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Developing Nations,...
THIS REPORT TO CONGRESS DISCUSSES THE HISTORY, FINANCIAL POLICY, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, AND RATIONALE OF THE PEACE CORPS, WITH EMPHASIS ON PLANS TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND EXPAND ITS PROGRAM. PEACE CORPS TEACHING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN VARIOUS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED. A PROPOSAL (INCLUDING BUDGET, RECRUITMENT AND PERSONNEL POLICY, AND TRAINING CURRICULUM) IS SET FORTH FOR A PARTNERSHIP EXCHANGE, AND AN EXCHANGE PEACE CORPS, IN...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Policy, Agency Cooperation, Budgets, Coordination, Cultural Exchange,...
ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERNS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AFTER IT WAS APPOINTED UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, WAS TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALL FEDERALLY SUPPORTED EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, ADULT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPED AND CIRCULATED BY GREENLEIGH ASSOCIATES, AND 16 OFFICES REPORTED...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education,...
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, HELPED BY A GRANT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN 1955. THE PURPOSE WAS TO IMPROVE THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF GRADUATE STUDY, INSERVICE TRAINING IN ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. THE CENTER HAS GRANTED 85 PH.D. DEGREES AND 83...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Problems, Administrators, Adult Educators, Agricultural Education,...
AS A CONTINUATION OF A 1966 PROJECT, THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION (NUEA), UNDER A GRANT FROM THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE), CONDUCTED 20 REGIONAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE SUMMER OF 1967. THREE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENTS WERE CARRIED OVER--AN ACCELERATED NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PREPARATION OF TEACHERS FOR THE EDUCATIONALLY DEPRIVED, APPLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHING BASIC SKILLS TO ADULTS, AND AN EXPERIMENT IN CREATIVE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Educational Finance, Educational Technology, Educationally...
IN 1964, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXTENSION SET UP AN AUTONOMOUS DAYTIME PROGRAM WHICH NOW OFFERS 100 CLASSES, CONFERENCES, AND LECTURE PROGRAMS IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. HOW THE DAYTIME STAFF FACED PROBLEMS OF ACADEMIC CREDIT, NEED FOR RISK CAPITAL IN AN INNOVATIVE EFFORT, AND MANAGEMENT OF FACULTY RELATIONS AND USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO REACH INTO THE COMMUNITY, FORM THE CORE OF THIS REPORT. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DAYTIME PROGRAM AND THE REST OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Credits, Day Programs, Enrollment, Evaluation, Extension Education, Faculty...
A PLANNED APPROACH TO EDUCATIONAL CHANGE FOCUSES UPON THE INTERNAL FUNCTIONING OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. RESEARCH GENERALIZATIONS INDICATING CONDITIONS WHICH INFLUENCE LEARNING ARE CITED AS A BASIS FOR A CONCEPTUAL MODEL. FROM THIS MODEL, SOME ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTIONS WHICH NEED TO BE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE DERIVED. FIVE LEVELS OF HUMAN PHENOMENA ARE CITED THAT CONDITION THE PROCESS OF RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN FULFILLING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF THE CHILD--THE PUPIL AS SELF, THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Learning Experience,...
BASIC SOCIAL SYSTEM AND ROLE THEORY CONCEPTS ARE APPLIED TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. POSITIONS, ROLES, INTERACTIONS, AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS ARE BRIEFLY DEFINED. CHANGE IN A SOCIAL SYSTEM IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FORCES. OVER THE YEARS, SCHOOL SYSTEM CHANGE HAS BEEN LARGELY SPORADIC, EXPEDIENT, SCATTERED, LATE, AND SUPERFICIAL. TEN STEPS ARE DESCRIBED THROUGH WHICH A SCHOOL SYSTEM CAN REALIZE A PROGRAM OF CONTINUOUS SELF-RENEWAL--(1) SENSING POSSIBLE AREAS AND NEEDS FOR...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Innovation, Program Descriptions, Role Theory, School Districts,...
THE COMPOUNDING PROBLEMS OF A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LESS THAN 15,000 POPULATION ARE OUTLINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ILLINOIS. A VARIETY OF ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES IS CONSIDERED. THE DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1959-60 OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DISTRICT WHICH NOW SERVES 46 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND INCLUDES 123 PERSONNEL IS DESCRIBED WITH AN ACCOMPANYING TABLE PERSCRIBING THE NUMBER OF...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Organization, Adolescents, Disabilities, Handicapped Children, Program...
A SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CREATED IN 1957 SERVES THE 25 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY. THE PHILOSOPHY AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES OF THE DISTRICT ARE PRESENTED. A DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES SERVES CHILDREN IN SPECIAL CLASSES IN THE SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR CLASSES, AND ALSO OPERATES A PROGRAM FOR HYPERKINETIC CHILDREN. HOME TEACHING SERVICES ARE OFFERED FOR POSTOPERATIVE CASES AND CHILDREN WITH EXTREME ORTHOPEDIC DISABILITY OR...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Children, Deafness, Handicapped Children, Hearing Impairments,...
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SIX DIFFERENT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED TO ASSESS THEIR COMMON FEATURES, INNOVATIONS, AND SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES. THESE PROGRAMS WERE OF A MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL NATURE, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SLOW LEARNERS. DATA WERE SECURED BY MEANS OF INTERVIEWS WITH KEY PERSONNEL, OBSERVATION OF THE PROGRAM IN ACTION, AND STUDY OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. CONSIDERABLE VARIATION WAS DISCOVERED AMONG THE PROGRAMS STUDIED. ALL OF THEM SERVED...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Comparative Analysis, Program Descriptions, Slow Learners, Special Education, Special...
ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF ALL AID FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN CASES IN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS WERE IN TWO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TARGET AREAS WHERE MOTHERS OFTEN LACKED HOME MANAGEMENT SKILLS NECESSARY TO REAR THEIR CHILDREN. AS ONE OF SEVERAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS OF DELINQUENCY, IN 1964 FOUR HOME MANAGEMENT AIDES (HMA) WERE HIRED BY THE HENNEPIN COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO MOTHERS IN THE AREAS OF SHOPPING, HOME MAINTENANCE,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Budgeting, Community Involvement, Economically...
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, DESIGNATED THE STATE AGENCY UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, HAS ADMINISTERED IN 13 MONTHS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN APPROVED PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE HIGHER EDUCATION. A 20-MEMBER STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMPOSED OF ACADEMIC, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND CIVIC LEADERS, ASSISTS THE STATE AGENCY IN DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING THE TENNESSEE PLAN. THE 21 PROPOSALS FOR 1966 INVOLVED THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Problems, Community Services, Educational Objectives, Family Programs,...
THIS INSTITUTE, SPONSORED BY THE UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN BOSTON, THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON AGING, AND THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY COUNCIL OF GERONTOLOGY, FOCUSED ON RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF TRAINERS WHO COULD BE AVAILABLE TO AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR TRAINING PERSONNEL WORKING WITH THE AGING. ONE CONFERENCE PAPER DISCUSSED VARIOUS ELEMENTS AND DIMENSIONS OF THE TRAINING PROCESS. ANOTHER DESCRIBED A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL SERVICE AIDES (SUB-PROFESSIONALS) AT THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Age, Allied Health Occupations, Community Involvement, Community Services, Health...
OBJECTIVES OF THE TEN-DAY RESIDENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAM HELD IN JUNE 1967 WERE--TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE TRAINER, TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN WORKING WITH GROUPS AND IN IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY ACTION TRAINING PROGRAMS, TO HEIGHTEN SELF-AWARENESS, TO LEARN TO APPLY FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS TO PROBLEM SOLVING, TO INTERPRET LABOR'S POSITION IN SOCIAL PROGRAMS, TO INVESTIGATE ANTI-POVERTY LEGISLATION AND CAUSES OF POVERTY, AND TO TEST NEW METHODS OF TRAINING NONPROFESSIONALS AS TRAINERS. THE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Change Agents, Community Action, Curriculum, Decision Making Skills, Field Trips,...
A PILOT PROJECT (JULY 1959-DECEMBER 1961), AIMED AT NEW WAYS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, WAS CONDUCTED IN 12 COUNTIES OF SIX STATES. PROGRAM CONSULTANTS RECEIVED TEN WEEKS TRAINING BUILT AROUND A SEMINAR ON CURRENT ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES, AND FOLLOWED BY ORIENTATION CONFERENCES. CONSULTANTS ASSISTED COUNTY EXTENSION STAFF MEMBERS IN PLANNING, ORGANIZING, CONDUCTING, AND REPORTING PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Citizenship, Consultants, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives, Evaluation,...
THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY, UNIVERSITY-LEVEL PROGRAM, UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS PRESENTED IN THE FIELD, IS PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR FULL-TIME PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE 13 WESTERN STATES, SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (BERKELEY AND LOS ANGELES) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, AND ADMINISTERED BY THE WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEES AND THEIR SUBCOMMITTEES...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Financial Support, Health...
TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 CALLS FOR STATE PLANS FOR COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED, AND STATEWIDE SYSTEMS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. IN THE GEORGIA STATE PLAN THE PROGRAM PURPOSES ARE OUTLINED, THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA IS DESIGNATED THE STATE AGENCY FOR PLAN ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING ALLOCATING FEDERAL FUNDS TO PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS), AND A NETWORK OF AREA CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTERS IS PROVIDED. EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN BE APPROVED, INSTITUTIONS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Community Development, Community Problems, Community Services, Continuing Education...
SPECIAL EDUCATION AIMS TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD THROUGH ATTENTION TO CAPABILITIES, PARENTAL TRAINING, AND PARTICIPATION AND COORDINATION OF VARIOUS AGENCIES AND SPECIALISTS. DURING THE 1965-1966 SCHOOL YEAR IN NEBRASKA, 8,490 HANDICAPPED CHILDREN RECEIVED SPECIAL SERVICES, AND AN ADDITIONAL 2,433 CHILDREN RECEIVED SPEECH AND HEARING DIAGNOSES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES COST $129.12 PER PUPIL. TABLES AND GRAPHS INDICATE THE GROWTH OF SPECIAL EDUCATION BY...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annual Reports, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Expenditures, Handicapped Children,...
ENROLLMENT FIGURES AND THE GROWTH OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR EDUCABLE (SPECIAL C CLASSES) AND TRAINABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PUPILS IN THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1965-66 ARE SUMMARIZED. THE EDUCABLE PROGRAM ENROLLED 1,819 STUDENTS IN 128 CLASSES. STUDENTS IN THE 36 TRAINABLE CLASSES NUMBERED 344. NUMBER OF TRAINABLE AND EDUCABLE CLASSES FOR EACH SCHOOL ARE CITED ALONG WITH INFORMATION IDENTIFYING NEW CLASSES AND NEW PROGRAMS. NEW STUDENT PLACEMENTS DURING THE YEAR...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Annual Reports, Children, Enrollment, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate...
FOUR PROGRAMS ARE IDENTIFIED AND DESCRIBED AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EXPERIMENTATION BEING CONDUCTED IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION. (1) THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIRE THAT A STUDENT TAKE A GROUP OF "CORE" COURSES WHICH PROVIDE, RELATIVELY EARLY IN HIS CHEMISTRY STUDIES, A GENERAL BACKGROUND FOR MORE SPECIALIZED WORK. (2) BROWN UNIVERSITY'S PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED SO THAT THE STUDENT HAS A BACKGROUND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Innovation, Instructional Innovation, Physical...
PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SCIENCE COURSES ARE DESCRIBED IN THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. TEACHERS ATTENDED INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT WERE PLANNED AND CONDUCTED BY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND BY TEACHERS WHO HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TEACHING THE NEW COURSES. PROGRAM FEATURES INCLUDED (1) LECTURES BY OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS ON CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, (2) DISCUSSION SESSIONS, AND (3) LABORATORY...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Biology, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Elementary School Science,...
THIS SURVEY OF UNIVERSITY-LEVEL ADULT CREDIT AND NON CREDIT COURSES COVERS OVER 30 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN GREATER NEW YORK--LARGELY EVENING COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS. AN HISTORICAL REVIEW PORTRAYS THE GROWTH OF LIBERAL ADULT EDUCATION SINCE THE FOUNDING OF COOPER UNION IN 1859. A SURVEY OF ADULT EDUCATORS SHOWED LARGELY NONPROFESSIONAL, PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND A NEED FOR MORE INSERVICE TRAINING AND CLOSER COMMUNICATION WITH...
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THE PLAN FOR EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIVE INSTITUTIONS IS ORGANIZED INTO FIVE TIMED PHASES TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS. A CHART REPRESENTING THE PROGRAM, AFFILIATED RESEARCH AND AGENCIES DELINEATES PLANNED ACTIVITIES. PHASE ONE (15 WEEKS) WILL SURVEY EXISTING PROGRAMS (VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO, CURRICULUM, AND SO ON), AND VARIOUS AGENCIES WILL HELP DETERMINE PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS. PHASE TWO (36.5 WEEKS), CONSIDERED THE MOST...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs,...
